Dress-form



-M. LUERY AND B. S. NELSON.

DRESS FORM.

AEPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, I9I7.

Patehtd Au 31, 1920.

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MICHAEL LUERY AND Ban s. Nansen, or crrrcneo, rumors; sen) NELSON.essrenon TO MODEL roan coraranv, or enrcneo, rumors, A conrona- TION OFILLINOIS.

DRESS-FORM.

Application filed March 19, 1917.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Mrormni. LUnnY' and BENS. NnLsoN, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefulimprovements in Dressl'dorms, of which the following is a full, clear,concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing,.forming a part of this specification.

Uur invention relates to dress forms, an object thereof being to providean improved and simplified construction. There are various new featuresin our invention, one of which resides in the improved method oftelescopingthe form, so that the body portion drops down within theskirt and toward the base of the standard and the form thus takes upless space for storage purposes. One of the improved details ofconstruction is in the bracket for supporting the body portion upon theupright 'of the standard. knother feature is in the particular method ofsecuring the skirt to the body portion so as to permit the body portionto slide or telescope within the skirt.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawings, whichillustrate our invention, we have shown various views, in which- Figure1 is a transverse section of the preferred form of our invention withthe form extended for use. v

Fig. 2 is a transverse section showing the form telescoped; Fig. 3 is abottom view of the body .portion of the form, showingthe body-supportingbracket more in detail; and

Fig. 4. isa perspective view of the bracket slidably attaching the skirtto. the body.

Referring now more particularly to the preferred form of our invention,this com-' prises a body portion, preferably ofthe ad justable type.That is, a body portion out up into a plurality'of sections, which arethat the device yieldingly connects the adjacent sections. .Clfhe hipsectionsof the Specificatiofi of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 31, 1920. Serial No. 155,842.

body portion are secured to the usual wood base pieces 2. The neckportions of the dress formare attached to overlapping clampmgplates 3,which plates are slotted and have a threaded rod a passing therethrough,so that they may be compressed by the nut 5 and the clamping-wheel 6 tothe necl r in the desii 'ed adjustment. inesuppert tor the body or thedress form comprises a base 7 having a standard or pipe 8 threadedtherein and extending up wardly to support the body portion. At theupper end of the standard 8 is a collar 9, securely fastened thereto bymeans of a setscrew 10, so as to rigidly hold the collar 9 in place. Aset-screw 11 is threaded into the collar 9 and is adapted to act uponthe rod 41, which supports the upper part of the body. The collar 9 issimply provided to furnish asuitable support for the set-screw 11. Thepipe being thin, there is not sufticient material to afford suitablethreads for the screw 11.

To the base-boards 20f the body portion is secured a bracket having arms12 slotted to receive bolts 13 on which are threaded thumb nuts 1%. Thisarm portionsupports a hub l5 having a flange 16 embraced by thehook-shaped-lugs l7, which are preferably integral with the arm portion.These lugs are so positioned that the hub 15 may he slid into them, sothat .its central opening is opposite the opening in the bracket. Thus,when the standard 8 is extended; through the hub and bracket, they areheld against lateral displacement. Aset-screw 18 is threaded into thehub 15 and adapted. to act upon the standard 8, so that the bracket maybe moved up and down thereon. In order to move the form up and down onthe standard, it is necessary that both set screws 11 and 18 be loose,so that the rod 4 may slide down within the pipe 8 and the hub andbracket down onthe outside of the pipe. If the screw 8 only is loosenedand the screw 11 left tight, it will'be apparent that the rod l cannotbe moved, although the bottom half of the body portion might be movedvertically to extend orcontract the pressed downwardly toward the basepor tion of the body, as is the case when the form has been adjusted. I

Ordinarily in the use of the form the set screw 18 is .maintainedtightened andthe set-screw 11 loose. In this condition the hub of thebracket is rigidly held against the pipe 8, but the arm portions of thebracket are free to rotate, so that the body and skirt of the form maybe rotated without rotating the base 7. This, of course, is anadvantage,-in that when working upon a dress supported by the form the.dressmaker may readily rotate the form without rotating the base. Thebroad idea or" an ranging the form so that it may be rotated on thestandard is not new. In previous forms various kinds of brackets havebeen used which permit of this rotation. In some ofthese brackets thehub was riveted to the arm portions or secured by set-screws, so as topermit relative rotation, but the machining necessary for thisconstruction was found comparatively expensive. Another objection.toprevious bracket-s where machining was'necessary was thatconsiderable breakage occurred. lVhere rivets were provided to securethe parts together, the parts were frequently broken in driving therivet into the casting. 'Where screws were used, the taps werefrequently broken.

. T o eliminate this machining and breakage was one or" the ends we hadin view. In our present bracketno machining is necessary, as thecastings l5 and 12 are assembled by simply sliding the hub 15 beneaththe lugs 17. Thus,a cheap and comparatively sim ple revoluble bracket isprovided.

The preferrediorm of skirt used in con nection with the presentinvention is that shown 1n the drawings and comprises a r1b bon likestructure, including vertical strips 7 19 of a suitable number,rivetedtogether byhorizontal strips 20. The skirt is made ingsectionscorresponding in number tofthe number of hip sections to" the body. Inthe present'form there are four sections. Ilhe sections are securedtogether at their dividing point by means of pivoted connectors 21.

Adjacent each vertical strip 19 is a corresponding supporting strip 22,which is riv ,etcd at each end to'the cross-piece 20. For supporting theskirt we provide brackets 23 havingengaging-portions 24 bent to corre'spond to the strip 22, embracing the same so as to permit a freeverticalmovement of the strip 22. This bent part 2% is fastened to the bracket28 by m'eansof a suitable rivet 2 5. In assembling the bracket 23 andthe skirt, the bent portion 2 1 is slid over the strip 22 beforethestrip is attached at its ends to the skirt. Thereatte'nthe bracket 23 issecured to the base-boards 2 by means of screws passing through theholes 26. Thus, the skirt may be slid up and down so and the set-screw11 loose.

tended position as showninFig.1, the setscrew, 18 is ordinarilymaintainedtightened To adjust the bedy portion the clamping-wheel (3.isfirst loosened. The thumb-nuts id at the baseboards 01 the form are alsoloosened, although ordinarily it is not necessary to tighten these thumbnuts. The operator may then grasp the sections and adjust the form intothe desired shape, due to the 'yie'lding or spring-pressed 1 connections1.

After the body portion has been adjusted, the wheel 6 is fastened andalso the thumb nuts 1% if desired. Due to the rotatableconnection-between the hub 15 and the arms 12 of the bracket, it will beseenthat the dress form may be rotated about the base 7-; that is,although the hub 1-5 is rigidly secured to the standard '8 of the base,due to the swivel connection between the hub and the bracket the form isfreeto be rotated, because the set-screw'il is not tightened.

It the set-screw ll is tightened .it will be apparent that the rods isheld secure to the standard of the base, and therefore rotation of theform upon its base is prevented.

Should the operator desireto compress or close the body portion ortheform as shown inFig; 2, theset screwls being tightened and theset-screiv 11 loose, it is only necessary-to place the hands upon the shouldersof the body portion andpress downwardly. This does not move the entirebody down wardly upon the standard, because the -set- ]wardly totelescope over the body, as shown in Fig. 2, or the skirtmay'beperinitted to engage the legs of the base'as the body is dropped,the continued downward movement of the body causing the skirttotelescope' overthe body, asshown in Fig. 2.

To extend the dress form, and assuming it is closed or telescoped, asshown in 'Fig. 2, the operator first sees that theset-screw 18 isl'oose'and then grasps the form at a suitable place, such as in thearm-holes or by V the wheel 6, and'li'ttsthe body upwardly to a suitableheight andthen fastens the setscrew '18. The skirt may thenjbepulleddownwardly into'the position showninFig. 1, the supportingstrips 22sliding'in the holders 24 of the supporting bracket; If

the body portion is ustable, it may now be adjusted to suitabledimensions if desired.

In illustrating our invention, we have shown an adjustable body portion,but it is to be understood that so far as some features of our inventionare concerned they may be used with a non-adjustable body portion. It isalso to be understood that we contemplate applying our invention invarious other ways than that shown, and it will be apparent that variouschanges and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in theart, and therefore we do not desire to be limited to the exact structureshown and described, but aim to cover all that which comes within thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1.. Adress form comprising a base, a tu bular standard extending upwardlyfrom and fixed to the base, an adjustable body, a bracket secured to thebase of the body and adjustably embracing the standard so that the bodymay be dropped down to the base into a compact arrangement, and a guiderod secured to the neck of the body and extending downwardly into thestandard so as to support the body but permit reducing it by pressingdown upon the shoulders.

2. A bracket for dress forms comprising a laterally extendingbody-supporting arm portion, having a central opening, a flanged hub,and hook-shaped lugs for the arm portion positioned to permit slidingthe flange of the hub therein to effect registration of the arm and hubopenings.

3."A bracket for dress forms comprising laterally extendingbodysupporting arms, a central disk connecting the arms and providedwith a standard opening, an annular flanged hub, and hook shapedretaining means on the disk positioned to permit laterally sliding thehub-fiange therein to effect registration of the flange and diskopenings whereby the hub and disk are held against relative lateral andlongitudinal movement when the standard is inserted through the hub anddisk.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names.

MICHAEL LUERY. BEN S. NELSON.

